Two destructive education bills are moving through the Statehouse that would open up even more of our public money to private interests with less oversight and diminish local democratic control.

HB 1002 - PASSED Education Committee → Heads to full state House of Representatives:

• Secretary of Education could have ZERO teaching and education leadership experience.

• Takes away local rights from elected school boards.

• Even less oversight of charter schools, including related to board members’ economic interests and discrimination protections.

• Ends Pre-K programs (amid a childcare crisis) and defunds art programs.

• Provides more money to charter schools through grant dollars.

• Eliminates World Religions elective and requirements for teaching American historical documents.

HB 1136:

• Dissolves public school corporations and replaces them with charters. Would completely dissolve IPS including 50 schools, Gary Community Schools, and several rural schools.

• Replaces locally elected school boards with state appointed/approved boards.

• Exempts charter schools from requirements public schools have, including to provide for special needs.
  
  
  
  
  

  Calls to Action:

  
  

  1. Sign this petition to protect public education!

  2. Email/Call Education Committee Chairman Behning at h91@iga.in.gov 317-232-9753 AND your own representatives and senators.

  • Personal messages ARE taken into account even if you are not a representative’s constituent.

  • Share your name, why the bills concern you, and that you urge them not to support them.

  
  

  1. Join your Central Indiana DSA chapter January 27th from 6:30-8pm at Spades Park Library Community Room to organize rapid response AND long-term strategy for protecting public education.